title: Transplantation: Donor-derived skin cancer in a kidney transplant recipient.
abstract: Skin carcinomas, triggered by ultraviolet light, commonly develop post-transplantation and are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. A recent study in kidney transplant recipients has shown that some of these tumours arise from donor-derived cells. This phenomenon is interesting for the study of carcinogenesis, although its effect on clinical practice is unknown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Pavillion R, Edouard Herriot Hospital, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanitakis
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Euvrard
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*